Integrated into the forensic medicine department, the service was created at the end of 2016.
The service is composed of a head of services, technical managers, a quality manager, technical and administrative staff. To carry out its missions, it has state-of-the-art equipment worthy of the most efficient analysis laboratories. The main tasks are:
Principal clients include the police, the customs, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Health and Social Security, the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare (EDQM) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) but also doctors, pharmacists, social services (Jugend an Drogenhellef, Abrigado, …), private companies and individuals.
Research projects are continuously being carried out, often in collaboration with other of the LNS’ departments, as well as national and international universities and research institutes.
Ensuring the quality of our services is of paramount importance in all our activities.
